Beizhen Fusi gave me a month's meal subscription fee, totaling two hundred and forty taels of snowflake silver, not a penny more, not a penny less.
So Shen Lie and Zhang Jingxiu looked at each other and snickered in unison: "I'm really prosperous this time!"
This hugely profitable food delivery business has really taken off.
Moreover, Jinyiwei North Town Fusi is indeed the richest yamen in the entire Ming Dynasty. Even meal reservations are paid in advance...
Shen Lie smiled from ear to ear and thought of the Fourth Young Master Zhang Jianxiu again.
He is an open-minded person!
After being happy, Shen Lie thought for a moment and took out two hundred taels from the meal order fee and gave it to Tian Hong, asking him to continue buying wasteland and planting potatoes.
By the way, we raise some chickens, ducks and geese, and plant some side vegetables on the newly purchased land, thus forming a virtuous cycle.
Tian Hong took the banknote and thumped his chest: "Look at mine!"
So the busy day passed amid laughter and laughter.
The night is like water.
The Shen family in Willow Lane is quiet and silent.
It was already mid-April, and the weather was gradually getting hotter. Shen Lie only wore a single piece of clothing and a coat and lay leisurely in the yard.
Looking at the dark clouds in the sky, I don't know what I'm thinking.
From the ajar door, the sound of rushing water came. Under the flickering candlelight, Yun'er sat in a large bathtub, gently scrubbing her white and slim body.
The little maid lowered her head and shyly looked at her increasingly plump and perky chest. The dazzling whiteness made Fang feel a little shy.
He couldn't help but peek at Shen Lie through the crack in the door.
With the dim light from the candlelight, Yun'er looked through the crack in the door while scrubbing her body.
But Shen Lie was seen rocking the recliner with his back to her, and all he could see was his resolute profile, and his leisurely look looked very comfortable.
As she looked at it, Yun'er's pretty face turned red, and she didn't know what shameful thing she thought of. She couldn't help but squeeze her thin white legs together, but she gradually became a little flustered.
In just a few days, the young master's business has grown bigger and bigger. From a beggar living on the street to the owner of a large restaurant, he has also made friends with people like Miss Zhang.
Yun'er frowned slightly, thinking back on the magical experiences of the past few months, she felt as if she was in a dream, so she pinched her legs.
Then Yun'er quickly let go, with a look of grievance on her delicate little face.
pain……
A burst of pain made Yun'er wake up and murmured to herself: "It's real, not a dream..."
It's just that the young master has changed and become a bit unfamiliar. In addition to insisting on exercising every day to make his body stronger and stronger, his demeanor has also become calmer.
Yun'er felt a little panicked as she thought about it.
In silence.
The situation changes suddenly.
After a burst of lightning and thunder, strings of raindrops began to fall from the sky. As Shen Lie quickly put away the recliner and walked into the main room, he was suddenly hugged by a soft body.
The girl's soft body squeezed into Shen Lie's arms and tightly hugged Shen Lie's waist, as if doing so would bring her some sense of security.
Shen Lie was slightly stunned and said softly: "What's the matter?"
Yun'er ignored her and just pressed her beautiful little face against Shen Lie's chest, refusing to let go. At this moment, a gust of cold wind blew out the flickering candle.
There is a sweet and warm smell wafting in the darkness.
Two days later, Bianyifang.
It was still dark, but Shen Lie still got up early. He threw a set of punches regardless of the weather, held up the stone lock for a while, and then hurried to the store.
He personally watched the kitchen and prepared the ingredients, lunch boxes, and disposable chopsticks. He handed over everything to Yun'er and then went to the Liutiao Street Health Center to meet Tian Hong.
Wait until the city gate opens.
The few horses galloped towards the outside of the city. At three o'clock in the morning, several people arrived at the nameless village at the foot of the mountain and rode their horses in the fields.
Shen Lie's eyes lit up.
In just a few days, a farm covering an area of hundreds of acres has been built. The fields are surrounded by fences, gates, and walls are also being built.
Looking at Tian Hong, Shen Lie praised: "Brother Tian is really a go-getter!"
Tian Hong laughed humbly: "I don't dare, I don't dare, this is Brother Yu's responsibility."
As they got along for a long time, the defensiveness in their hearts gradually weakened, and they began to treat each other as brothers, gradually developing into a life-and-death acquaintance.
Several people passed by the gate of Gaodazhuang. Shen Lie looked up and saw that the words "Shenjiazhuang" had been carved and were waiting to be colored.
"Shenjiazhuang."
Looking at this farm, this land, his first property in this era, Shen Lie had mixed feelings for a moment, and he accidentally became a small landowner.
By the standards of this era, this can be considered a successful start-up...
Shen Lie smiled, and was a little more fond of Tian Hong's thoughtfulness. After a few people entered the village, they got off their horses and walked towards the Western-style mill.
Soon I found Victor carrying water behind the house.
This Westerner took Shen Lie's money and behaved quite well these days, obediently handing over his potato growing techniques.
Shen Lie waved to Victor and looked around.
It's really God's blessing.
After another spring rain yesterday, Victor had already planted large areas of potatoes with the farmers hired by the village.
Shen Lie looked up at the sky and said with a smile, "The weather is really going well."
Tian Hong also smiled.
The two began to patrol along the fields. As they walked, Shen Lie estimated that the potato planting area in the village was about seventy or eighty acres.
Calculated based on a yield of two thousand kilograms per mu, the potatoes produced here in one year are enough to supply Shen Lie's small shop.
Looking at the potato seedlings that were very green after the rain, Shen Lie discussed with Tian Hong again that the area of the farm needs to be expanded, and it is best to buy the entire mountain.
However, this requires a large amount of money and can only be raised slowly.
And cultivating potatoes is not a simple matter. These days, Shen Lie learned some secrets about growing potatoes from Victor's mouth.
Growing potatoes is related to potato varieties, planting methods, temperature, and growth environment. Whether it is methods or experience, it must be summarized slowly.
Shen Lie knew it would come in handy in the future!
The two of them were chatting while walking, and went to check out a sack of ingredients that Tian Hong asked someone to buy, including green peppers, eggplants, Chinese cabbage...
These are very common vegetables that Tian Hong purchased from nearby villages.
As Shen Lie bent down, picked up a green pepper, smelled it, and tasted it again, a familiar spicy taste suddenly bloomed on the tip of his tongue.
After spitting out the green peppers, Shen Lie was overjoyed. He had never expected that there would be green peppers in the early years of Wanli, and the output was not low.
This reminded Shen Lie of green pepper and potato shreds...
Something moved in my heart.
Shen Lie called Tian Hong over again and gave him a few instructions, asking him to find traces of red peppers, sweet potatoes, and potatoes as soon as possible, and then try to plant some.
Now he has figured out that these crops, which were very common in later generations, were introduced to the Ming Dynasty during the early years of Wanli.
Tian Hong nodded frequently and agreed. With Tian Hong's ability, it would not be difficult to find red peppers and sweet potatoes in a short time.
By the time Shen Lie finished his trivial matters in Zhuangzi, it was already afternoon before he knew it.
After having some hasty meals, the few of them leisurely sunbathed in the front and back of the house.
As Shen Lie walked to the back of the mill, he suddenly discovered a new thing. There were two wooden piles standing behind the house, and a simple sandbag was hung on the wooden piles.